The U.S. Army has developed a proving ground accelerated corrosion and durability test for military vehicles. The test was based on the automotive testing developed by the Generai Motors Corporation and the SAE Automotive Corrosion and Prevention (ACAP) working group. Since it was initially used for High Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) off-road testing, the test included a combination of durability and corrosion inputs to achieve a target corrosion rate while performing
activities that conform to a typical military vehicle mission profile. The testing is intended to achieve corrosion and material performance data that may be correlated to years of service in a highly corrosive military vehicle environment.